Article snippet: The TAKE with Rick Klein “The blame, the fault, will all lie in one place,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said yesterday, on the possibility of a government shutdown. Sanders was pointing the finger at Democrats, of course. But it’s not outlandish to say that place would instead be the White House where a president whose party controls Congress has contradicted himself enough to leave negotiations around immigration and spending constantly revving up but going nowhere. Yet, even that piece of the blame game misses the broader point. There either will or will not be a shutdown. In either event, the week will expire with President Donald Trump’s leadership meandering to the point that even his allies are practically begging him to state clearly what he actually wants. “As soon as he figures out what he is for,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday, “then I will be convinced we're not just spinning our wheels but actually dealing with a bill that can become law.” The question has become bipartisan: Does the dealmaker-in-chief want to make a deal? The RUNDOWN with MaryAlice Parks Whatever Steve Bannon said in front of the House Intelligence Committee, it must have raised questions. In a rare moment of bipartisanship, the group of lawmakers was decisive when they resoundingly agreed to subpoena the former White House top operative immediately following his first interview with committee members and staff. The former ch... Link to the full article to read more